The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-02-04
THEIR GREAT WEALTH. THEIR COSTLY
MANSIONS AND THEIR MANY
PECrLIARITIE~.

Forty wears ago in Baltimore lived
tw" brothers. Thomas and William
Winan>. They were both railroad en-
~inccrs and both men of natural genl-
Us. although far from cultivated or cl-
cntiiic engineers. They had both made
money. and they began To forSec the
future of railway building i'll Russia
About that time the Gar drew that
celebrated pencil mark across the map
from st. Petersburg to Moscow as Il
route for Il projected railroad. The
story is we'll known. but is short enough
to repeat here. After all the engineers
had given their views of the best prac-
ticable route between the two cities be-
fore the Gar and the Council Of State.
Nicholas took up ruler, and, drawing
a perfectly straight line by it across the
map from st. Petersburg to Moscow.
handed it to them as the final route for
the railroad. The Russians had re
course to foreign engineers. and the
WinanS took up the work. The road
was successfully laid. and Il great for
tune was secured to them. but it was
not until 1861 that locomotive waS
built which WAS complete success
In those DAYS RusSian locomotives
burnt wood altogether. and it was only
after several Years of experiments that
the right kind of locomotive was built.
But from then on their fortunes began
to he colossal. Thomas had married
the daughter of Russian shopkeeper.
She died leaving him two children
Ross WinanS of Baltimore and Celeste,
now married to Hutton. Il Young Eng
lishmm in the diplomatic service
William had married an English wo-
man of the middle class and returned
to England to enjoy his wealth. Since
the time he first crossed the ocean on
his way to Russia in 1874 William Wi
mans has never returned to this com-
crv. In both brothers Il strain Of &C.
ccntricitv early developed itself, and in
William it took the form of nervous
dread of crossing the ocean. Never
did any American become so thorough
" weaned from his country. He often
saws that he would not cross the Allan
tic for million pounds sterling. nor
is he even willing that his two sons.
Walter and Louis, shall.
Mr.. Winans' manner of ENJOYING his
money is at least unique. He has but
one taste. but one aptitude. but one
employment in the world, and that is
| i'm building models of steam vessels af-
ter original designs. This propensity
in Thomas WinanS caused him to be
| called the cigar boat man, and Il good
many people thought he was Il little
| touched on the subject. He had Il con-
| viction that he could build boat in
the shape of Il cigar that Would dis
tancc everything ailoat, and spent
| hundreds of thousands of dollars III
! building them. He launched several
and they always turned bottom upward
a. soon is they touched water, which
was exactly what all scientific men pre-
| iirtrd. But old Thomas WAS bluff. rich.
| determined and not possessed "l any
scientific principles 10 trouble him. Sc
/ he rode his hobby up To the day OF his
! death. although he became very Scnsi.
tive about it. He was devoted t" see
! me- lydia Thompson III the hcvdav of
her charms. but the wicked lydia al
WAYS introduced Il cuuplrt int" hcl
songs referring to the wonderful rigm
boat. at which he would get in Great
wrath and leave the theatre.
. William, seeing how his brother he.
came sport for the scientists ha.
/ kept his experiments IL much II